There Was Widespread Violence, Voter Intimidation — CDD YIAGA Africa Calls For Cancellation In Areas Of Violence APC Conducted Guber Poll In Kogi Central On Friday Night — SDP Army Aided APC To Rig Poll — Dickson I’m Disappointed With Poor Organisation Of Nigeria’s Elections — Jonathan Bookmakers were, yesterday, proven right, when shootings, widespread violence […]
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International observers who observed the Bayelsa and Kogi elections on Saturday have expressed concerns about the conduct and conditions under which the elections held. The observers in a joint statement issued under the auspices of the Diplomatic Watch raised alarm over the reports of widespread incidents of violence and intimidation, some of which were witnessed […]
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By Wole Soyinka My dear Honourables, I hope you will excuse me for distracting you from your onerous duties, but I am a current sufferer – and I am not alone – from a persistent nightmare. That affliction has been induced by your most recent approach to addressing an acknowledged problem that affects, not only […]
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Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan casts his vote in the Saturday Governorship election in Bayelsa State. Photo: Femi Dawodu Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed disappointment at the handling of the voting process in his ward. He expressed dissatisfaction over the lateness of the arrival of voting materials at the polling unit. Jonathan spoke to journalists after he […]
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Akwuke community in Enugu South council of Enugu State holds one of the greatly demanded materials for building and road constructions – sharp sand, which is scooped from the Akwuke River, as well as a Federal Government’s scientific research centre – Scientific Equipment Development Institute (SEDI). Sources said aside readily employing the indigenes, the community […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has condoled with the immediate family, Ondo Kingdom and indeed the of the State over the passage of High Chief Alex Akinyele, a former Information Minister. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, said: “Late Alex Akinyele was a man of many parts who […]
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The resolve by the Federal Government to ensure that there is sanity on social media has generated a lot of debates and (mis) interpretations, especially among the critical mainstream media. Information and Culture minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in this interview with Kabir Garba, clarifies that the efforts have become imperative in order to preserve the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of a former minister of Information, Chief Alex Opeyemi Akinyele, who passed away on Thursday night at the age of 81. Similarly, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has expressed shock at the death of Akinyele, pioneer spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and one-time chairman […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of former Information minister, Chief Alex Akinyele, who passed away on Thursday night. The president commiserates with the government and people of Ondo State, friends and professional colleagues of the departed, urging them to take solace in the lasting legacy of the former colorful minister, according to […]
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The presidency on Friday welcomed the reasons given by the Supreme Court for dismissing a petition by Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election. The Court had stated that Abubakar did not prove the allegations contained in his petition. The apex court said Abubakar and his prty should have […]
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